bucha

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See also: Bucha and bûcha

French

Pronunciation

Verb

bucha

  1. third-person singular past historic of bucher

Polish

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Pronunciation

 
  • Rhymes: -uxa
  • Syllabification: bu‧cha

Etymology 1

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Noun

bucha f

  1. (Kuyavia) cloak or long dress without a waist
    Synonym: dęty płaszcz

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bucha

  1. third-person singular present of buchać

Further reading

  • Józef Bliziński (1860) “bucha”, in Abecadłowy spis wyrazów języka ludowego w Kujawach i Galicyi Zachodniej (in Polish), Warszawa, page 620
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “bucha”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 268

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Old French bousche.[1]

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -uʃɐ
  • Hyphenation: bu‧cha

Noun

bucha f (plural buchas)

  1. wad (soft seal used in shotgun cartridges and cannons)
  2. tampion
  3. appetizer
    Synonyms: aperitivo, (Brazil) tira-gosto
  4. (colloquial) mouthful, morsel
    Synonym: bocado
  5. (colloquial) the hub of a bullock cart
  6. loofah (tropical vine of the genus Luffa)
    1. (by extension) loofah (the fruit of this vine)
    2. (by extension) loofah (the fruit's dried fiber)
    3. (by extension, colloquial, Brazil) bath sponge
  7. (engineering) bushing
  8. (engineering) dowel
  9. (electrical engineering) sleeve
  10. (colloquial) scam
  11. (colloquial) nuisance
  12. (colloquial, Portugal) swindle
  13. (colloquial, Brazil) a piece of cloth that serves as a flame source for a sky lantern

Descendants

  • → Gujarati: બૂચ (būc)

Noun

bucha m or f by sense (plural buchas)

  1. (derogatory) fatty (fat person)
  2. (derogatory, Brazil) weak or worthless person

Adjective

bucha m or f (plural buchas)

  1. (derogatory) fat
  2. (colloquial) annoying
  3. (derogatory, Brazil) weak or worthless

References

  1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Bucha”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 470

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English butcher.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

bucha (n class, plural bucha)

  1. butcher
    Synonym: mchinjaji
  2. butchery
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